Special Rapporteur on Trafficking to Visit the US

The UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking will visit the United States between December 6-16th.  

Rapporteur Judge Maria Grazia Giammarinaro will visit four US cities to meet with civil society, grassroots organizers and government officials.  According to the UN Website, the duties of the rapporteur are threefold,

1. Take action on violations committed against trafficked persons and on situations in which there has been a failure to protect their human rights.

2.Undertakes country visits in order to study the situation in situ and formulate recommendations to prevent and or combat trafficking and protect the human rights of its victims in specific countries and/or regions.

3.  Submit annual reports on the activities of the mandate.

The special focus of the visit will be on women and girls.  

A question posed by the US to the Special Rapporteur is:   Anti-trafficking strategies should be comprehensively integrated into humanitarian efforts. How does Special Rapporteur Giammarinaro believe we can raise awareness within the humanitarian community about the risks and consequences of human trafficking?

A prior report on trafficking focused on countries in conflict.  While not experiencing civil war, the US is now sharply divided. No word has come from the Trump administration on the either the visit or the issue.